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'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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By Warner's estimate the film narrowly eclipsed opening-weekend ticket sales last year of $151.1 million for Sony Pictures' " Spider-Man 3 the previous record holder. (article 2)
From Universal Pictures, the weekend's Top 12 films took in about $249.6 million, according to the box-office consultant Media by Numbers. (article 2)
Mamma Mia leaves its actors a bit stranded Dark Knight already sets a box office record Toys and collectibles go batty over Dark Knight ' Batman, Joker fall into turmoil and obsession Arthouse films Holy spin-off. (article 5)
Hollywood set an overall revenue record of $253 million for a three-day weekend, beating the $218.4 million haul over the weekend of July 7, 2006, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers. (article 4)
Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday. (article 3)
"The Dark Knight" began with a record $18.5 million from midnight screenings, topping the previous high of $16.9 million for " Star Wars: Episode III - The Revenge of the Sith. (article 3)
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Source articles
- ABC News: Batman Can't Stop 'Mamma Mia!' (ABCNews, 07/21/2008, 196 words)
- Batman and the Joker Have a Record Weekend (nytimes.com, 07/21/2008, 866 words)
- 'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/20/2008, 474 words)
- ABC News: 'Dark Knight' Sets Weekend Record With $155.34M (ABCNews, 07/20/2008, 327 words)
- Chicago Sun-Times :: Movies :: (suntimes.com, 07/21/2008, 516 words)
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